Raw Milk
The herd share is currently full
Dairy Cow Shares
Gallups Market Garden is a pickup location for raw milk! We work with a local Amish farm that sells cow shares to bring raw milk to the community. Jersey cow milk on average contains 18% more protein, 20% more calcium and 25% more butter fat than average whole milk. The blended A2A2 herd is managed by a 5th generation Amish Dairyman. Herd health/testing is monitored by an independent lab every 6 months. One share costs $50 (one-time fee). You would also be responsible for paying a boarding fee of $8.50/week (paid quarterly). One share would entitle you to 1 gallon of raw milk per week.
Order Jars
You will need three 1-gallon jars per milk share. You can purchase them here. This is how we handled our weekly rotation—at all times we will have two of your jars and you will have one.
Be sure to write your name on the lid of each jar. It is your responsibility to leave a clean, sanitized jar each week when you come to pick up your milk.
Drop Off Payment, Contract, and Jars
You'll need to drop off your signed contract and payment ($50 for the share plus $8.50 x the number of weeks left in the calendar quarter). You will also drop off two of your jars (per share) at this time.
Each quarter you will need t0 drop off a check for the boarding fees for that quarter.
Pickup Your Milk!
Pickup days are Fridays (8am-8pm) and Saturdays (8am-3pm). Stop by our farm stand, located at 10580 Tefft Ave NE, Rockford, MI 49341, anytime between those hours to pick up your milk. At this time you will also leave 1 (per share) clean/sanitized jar on the shelf to the right of the fridge. Your fresh milk will be in the fridge labeled "Milk."